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1 Paul an apostle—sent neither by human commission nor from human authorities, but through Jesus Christ and God the Father, who raised him from the dead—
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Paul, an Apostle (not from men, and not through man, but through Jesus Christ, and God the Father, who made him come back from the dead),
2 and all the members of God's family who are with me, To the churches of Galatia:
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And all the brothers who are with me, to the churches of Galatia:
3 Grace to you and peace from God our Father and the Lord Jesus Christ,
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Grace to you and peace from God the Father and our Lord Jesus Christ,
4 who gave himself for our sins to set us free from the present evil age, according to the will of our God and Father,
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Who gave himself for our sins, so that he might make us free from this present evil world, after the purpose of our God and Father:
5 to whom be the glory forever and ever. Amen.
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To whom be the glory for ever and ever. So be it.
6 I am astonished that you are so quickly deserting the one who called you in the grace of Christ and are turning to a different gospel—
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I am surprised that you are being so quickly turned away from him whose word came to you in the grace of Christ, to good news of a different sort;
7 not that there is another gospel, but there are some who are confusing you and want to pervert the gospel of Christ.
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Which is not another sort: only there are some who give you trouble, desiring to make changes in the good news of Christ.
8 But even if we or an angel from heaven should proclaim to you a gospel contrary to what we proclaimed to you, let that one be accursed!
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But even if we, or an angel from heaven, were to be a preacher to you of good news other than that which we have given you, let there be a curse on him.
9 As we have said before, so now I repeat, if anyone proclaims to you a gospel contrary to what you received, let that one be accursed!
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As we have said before, so say I now again, If any man is a preacher to you of any good news other than that which has been given to you, let there be a curse on him.
10 Am I now seeking human approval, or God's approval? Or am I trying to please people? If I were still pleasing people, I would not be a servant of Christ.
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Am I now using arguments to men, or God? or is it my desire to give men pleasure? if I was still pleasing men, I would not be a servant of Christ.
11 For I want you to know, brothers and sisters, that the gospel that was proclaimed by me is not of human origin;
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Because I say to you, my brothers, that the good news of which I was the preacher is not man's.
12 for I did not receive it from a human source, nor was I taught it, but I received it through a revelation of Jesus Christ.
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For I did not get it from man, and I was not given teaching in it, but it came to me through revelation of Jesus Christ.
13 You have heard, no doubt, of my earlier life in Judaism. I was violently persecuting the church of God and was trying to destroy it.
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For news has come to you of my way of life in the past in the Jews' religion, how I was cruel without measure to the church of God, and did great damage to it:
14 I advanced in Judaism beyond many among my people of the same age, for I was far more zealous for the traditions of my ancestors.
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And I went farther in the Jews' religion than a number of my generation among my countrymen, having a more burning interest in the beliefs handed down from my fathers.
15 But when God, who had set me apart before I was born and called me through his grace, was pleased
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But when it was the good pleasure of God, by whom I was marked out even from my mother's body, through his grace,
16 to reveal his Son to me, so that I might proclaim him among the Gentiles, I did not confer with any human being,
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To give the revelation of his Son in me, so that I might give the news of him to the Gentiles; then I did not take the opinion of flesh and blood,
17 nor did I go up to Jerusalem to those who were already apostles before me, but I went away at once into Arabia, and afterwards I returned to Damascus.
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And I went not up to Jerusalem to those who were Apostles before me; but I went away into Arabia, and again I came back to Damascus.
18 Then after three years I did go up to Jerusalem to visit Cephas and stayed with him fifteen days;
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Then after three years I went up to Jerusalem to see Cephas, and was there with him fifteen days.
19 but I did not see any other apostle except James the Lord's brother.
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But of the other Apostles I saw only James, the Lord's brother.
20 In what I am writing to you, before God, I do not lie!
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Now God is witness that the things which I am writing to you are true.
21 Then I went into the regions of Syria and Cilicia,
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Then I came to the parts of Syria and Cilicia.
22 and I was still unknown by sight to the churches of Judea that are in Christ;
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And the churches of Judaea which were in Christ still had no knowledge of my face or person:
23 they only heard it said, "The one who formerly was persecuting us is now proclaiming the faith he once tried to destroy."
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Only it came to their ears that he who at one time was cruel to us is now preaching the faith which before had been attacked by him;
24 And they glorified God because of me.
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And they gave glory to God in me.
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